Conditioning bag



Nov. 16, 1943. H. w. s'r. JOHN CONDITIONING BAG Filed Nov. 23,

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5 a Z UN? also for use gymnasiums and in: othell lflqfi form, which will stand-kupebest mnderathe.long;

Patented Nov. 16, 1943 v I l e m $24 e v ysfi fl s -eni mtiwt lmmlter 23, w I si -ex This mvention is awconditioninggbaggfipmuse lytmmvehqyeoz mexisbehgtg huug ,-fro;g1 alggye primarily by the Army-zand Nauy imhaxdening .a ndtiedi trpmsb lq '1 up and uonditicming troops and in keen n them Features 9 the HJJQEQHQLIHQKIEL than !ihQ m conditimeuhough theinyentiom isxlaidgmfid edvexftmite r willthelannarent 2 mt 2el1 re fiiterpgetaued. des, .giplttontanq' $21313 when {lead wiem iq uwithfheje qmpepyiu qtaw e the asicgmnanyine,tdtwiesai mratesn time where punching" bags" ,ane v,qrdinarilth employed. il-leretoforepunching bags hauesbeenmo'fit mm..-

enclosed within a leather covers .zUnderthe pres t- -theipqgs'tmejiqps therein shoyme e 179 be uggezg t w ons t is pra i lly immssih etom tsl czqsil 'agsi-illustrati' IQ e-ienda fi t deflatin obtain materials forrth manufacturegof these .tvhehl mitsp iggegtlog; t 1 7 r punching bag rand consequqezitly;-some- SatiSIaC- ifi llfi. 1': is i es 13W: IEW L QQYZ1L1 the tor-y substitute isv essential; .:-It',-has: heretofore A, .12 tinfiio lmitrgijmtlggtb jgger; glue; gg beenpropdsed -to use largeaand relativelyigheavy t ter casing, bags, particularly: intraining prize:fighters,=-h11t 7 these bags are'sohardi andmso constructed sthat theycannot-be; safelypunched without ;the 1-us e M of boxing-gloves. Such areguirement wouuren; Qlgg t. v t q der abag unsuitable for-use ingtherarmed forpfifi wfii ulle-ifi iswl pfigsnegtiye xigmlhgfutlge fini hed asboxing gleves in= large quantitieseane-c119520 1 i t available at this time. I .1 vi1 s wiifixure ssttews the.smete mdsmenmy pia The object 0: the invention therefore: is, to sh rmsw was ,pf the -rgone ym h pesses provide acohditidninbagswhi0hmam-beemade a 191 ?,tbfi sme hwfi gt" inom materials 1 whic'h are npneoriticah totthe fi ure slxpgm j pcepttel g ,wartefiortandxwhich maybemanuiacturedeecpv nomically and expeditidusly and sold iorserelaj tively low price, lthus makingmhemnuickly; 135151;: able in :very large quantities" :for. usetin train;- ing camps and'th Iike. impontanta-ieaqtmie of the invention consists in. so eonstmietingeme me that it may Joe satisfactorilmemployegl wgth out the use of :boxing'gmues; c'Ilh'e present Au,- vention I fulfills all of the .fonegoingrequirements and others and has heennfnund to be thoroughly satisfactory iorthe pumosesastated. I The conditioning bag .of .thismventiqnvhas been manufactured .in two giorms; In; the mne femed ems;yssticszseeu esl amen. lyetstepsiufthe ionioi ILIP 1, m; 1 e9 may lamest, upr sptsws 1e; as vl n e he tes ss i meq af h e, Z t 3 .12 3 he ta a @AQ';'51 l: heme pee f med. s it. E, flawpmsi .sz ep itlze ub est and roughest use, .zthe T113185. is'iiQli fidx. with ggfgifl ig ggfin cheap fabric muer lmer and mmore.imggwifibr5 mez wvhenefitpeytubular bddg n tofttheii firiei fiber ric outer .casin ,..whe1: awmoreleczonqmwa lge T er}; 1'" ismadeaccnrding toithisainvention byaelim nfitr ing the inner nnerendwusin s mplyrme qu et casing tocontain' the-.eantentswof. theab -w ,1 4g The bag, eithermithpriwgtmut th lizgq is packed with. relatilfl yt 5 f fiQQQQSM mg material, su h iasjnappemg mp; cheap bx-product irom ,cqttpn flgugele It has no staple and 11s tthenefqre geu sp l a u .7 e The opposlte .euqs Bethe mee dmfi ve fl R- c'ia'wk :1? ses eesa lytthh qu h casing iaretelosedyby.drewstnmes 1 d 14. .e,r thjsggqpe i s 's passed axially throu h: the 59 E591 at the opposite ends xthQlIgOhWii or "the like, t-wherebyfifiheibagemay v 4 A emme Justin if desired, the lower end of the bag may be afn' I shii'red 3 end "hriis' washer isasters plac the bag. Moreover,"

as illustrated in detail in Figure 7. This secures alower attaching ring [2 to the washer and at the same time precludes the ring from pulling away from the Washer because the knot I3 is on the upper side of the washer disk 9.

With the rope in place as shown in Figure 3, the fabric body I is filled with loose napper cotton I4 which is pressed down tightlyto about the level shown in Figure 3. Thereupon the upper portion-'o fflthe arope is passed through the same kind of a flanged-washer asshown in Fig;-

ure 7 and thewasher is secured to the rope 2,334,360 I u the ends of the bag about the rope, "so that the H in the same manner, but with the washer'in verted, as shown in Figure 4. Thereupon the upper drawstring 3 is pulled tight around the- I flange 8 ofthe up er washer andyin-this way the bag is closed with the rope passing axially through the stuffed Shirred-tube and secured at the bottom thereof to the bottom attaching,

ring l2 and at the'top to an upper attaching ring, IS. The washer disks: 9 are 'exteriorly of the bag. i This completes the assembly of krthe inner liner and its attaching means. .1? i v In the iorm of the invention shown in Figures 1-6, the inner 'liner oftheibag'is coveredwith an outer casingof a better and more'ru'gged material, such, for xaniple, ascanvas, drill or duck. The. outer casingisgdesignatedin Figure-5 b'y the reference character lfi. It isaformed in the same 'manner as indicated -'iii 1 igures" 1 and 2- and is provided with an upper 'drawstring l1 and a'lower drawstring 18 in its upper' 'and lower hems,-respectively. The outercasing is drawn; :while in tubular condition, over the finished inner liner assembly and :the-dr'awstr-ings' l "I and I sure then pulled tight overthe outer" peripheries "of the upperand lower washerdi'sks'g into'close proximity to the upper and lower rings l5 and I2, respectively. This completes' the bag and it is ready for shipment. f

rings 12 or l5 cannot pull through and this further assists in locking the rope against longitudinal shifting.

The bags are made of various weights. The

large bag is generally made to weight between 15 and pounds, while the smaller bags are made to weight between 5 and'10 pounds. The

structure of Figures 1-6 is preferred for the large bag;,while the structure ofFigure 8 is preferred "forLthe small bag, but. this is optional and the weights may vary without departing from this invention. The bags of the present invention may be manufactured at very little cost. They do not employ critical materials and they are soft enough to use without boxing gloves and yet hard" and heavy enough to give the necessary exerciseand to maintain their form and shape.

I have shown the bags in the accompanying drawing as provided at both their tops andbottoms with:rings -'I5 and I2 respectively. This construction-permits both endsfof-the bags to be anchored-or. eitherfend' of the bag to, be hung with that endup. Thewashers are entirely enclosed and cannot damage the hands;of the user even thoughzthe bagis struck near thei ends. I have illustratedv iron rings as. attaching rings at-thetwoends of the bags. Instead of:.employing metal rings',I 'may; however, tie the rope in a loop atthe bottom;of the. .bag with a knotinside and outside ofithe washer and the same con I 'struction maybe-utilized at the top. offthe bag.

' "In us'e-itmay'be suspended fr'oisrifany sui ble I superimposed support byq repe I9,' such-" as piece of; 'clothesline 'tied to the up er," attaching ring I 5, as shown in Figures 4 6, inclusive-(and,

chored by i ano'ther 'rope," attached to the The structure shown in-FigureB is onewherem the inner, liner is omitted'and an outencasing is is packeddirectly withthe iibr' tumiigua, the structure being "fabric tede actly-Qthe'same asthe inr'ier liner of the-construct "p "v eusly described, but *with one} difference; namely; the

same asthey are placed-within the" asmg spr Figure 5. In Figure 8, the washendisks are shown-*interiorly of the" casing These disks bear firmly against the stuffing and mate ally assistin securing the rope against movementfin an 5 axial direction? with consequent sagging of of the bag are drawn w'verfthis" is vention is ma'de in 'junior and5senior.size :to:be

If the bagisto-beiused alwaysjwith'aone predetermined end up, itis notnecess'ary to employ a ring or loop inthe repeat. the top of the bag 'a's the'l rope may be continued upwardly through thesupperiwasher for. a suificient length to :Permi't theexternalpo'rtion on the ropeto also-serve as "a means'.'for. suspending th :b'ag, so :that". it will serve the function of the rope"). v I x In anysevent there must bean enlargement at the lower end or the rope to keep it from withdrawing. upwardly: through: the stufied shirred inner or outer tube asv .the' .case ."may be when the bag: is hungiup. by. the rop Either or i both the lowr washer: and 'ring or a loop-atthe lowerv en'd 50f :thev ropeiserve this-purpose and formthe enl'argementxcnecessary tosa'ccomplish this result. The washers spare v: preferably; made. .sufliciently large so .that when thefdrawstrings are pulled closed; the" bag will be: effectually sealed against the-escape oftanyiof the cotton fiber. andinas muchas theyz'are enclosed, .they can'.be,-made large without fearfof damage ito ltheiuserfs: hands.

These washers may besmad'erirom'Jmetal,..but I have found'wood or heavy :cardboardzthoroughly satisfactory in their construction; The bag of-the present invention.

fulfills alon felt demand I fora. cheapitand efficient: condition.- f

ing bag'. -It =is thenrst bag forIthis'purposethat canbe sold at anywhere near thelpricez-atf-which it is possible" to manuiacture' jand market this construction. Ihave referr'ed tdspecificweights in connection witlithebags;butliwi'shitiunderstood that thismaybe' vari'edaccording to service requirements. The-conditioning bagi'oiithis in-s used by adults and-children as thelcasemayibel 'The" acco'inpanying drawing illustrates athe I present inventidn in: itspreferredpractical forms;

mensuratewith the appended claim; ,1

- I Having-' thus. fully described" the: invention;

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A conditioning bag comprising an upright substantially tubular fabric inner liner, a supporting member extending axially through said liner, hems at the top and bottom edges of said liner,

drawstrings in said hems drawn tightly around the supporting member to shirr in the top and bottom portions of the liner, soft fibrous stufling completely 'filling the liner with said supporting member embedded within and in contact with said stuffing, washers secured to the supporting member at the top and bottom of the liner so that the stufling cannot work out of the liner around the supporting member and for securin the supporting member to both ends of the liner against movement axially of the liner, a tubular fabric-cover embracing the thus stufied liner,

hems at the top and bottom edges of said cover, and drawstrings through said hems drawn tight- 1y to shirr in the top and bottom portions of the cover into close conformity with the stufied liner.

' HENRY w. ST. JOHN. 

